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Today felt off to you, but you couldn't put your finger on why. Maybe it was because you woke up on your couch instead of in your bed. Or it might have been because it was 10 AM, which meant that you had slept in. Either way, you decided that you weren't going to be getting up today. You rolled over, resting your head on the armrest and sighing sleepily. Your phone sent out a buzz which meant someone had texted you, but you ignored it. You were in the mood to sleep, no to text.

You sighed heavily as you tried to get comfortable, but eventually shook your head and got up. Whether you wanted to go or not, you knew your bed was much more comfortable than your couch. You rubbed your eyes sleepily as you walked through your door, adjusting your f/c pajamas as you climbed onto your bed. You allowed yourself to flop over onto your pillows before hearing yet another buzz. 'Wait,' you thought in confusion as you looked around, 'my phone is in the living room still. How'd I hear it?'

You got up and noticed that your phone was not in the living room; rather, it was in the hallway, as well as your uniform and sketchbook. You had to learn how to clean up when you were sleepy, you scolded yourself mentally as you bent down and grabbed it, noticing that your inbox had been spammed by all your friends. They were all wondering where you were; today was of course a school day, and they were worried. "Shit..." you said in minor annoyance as you threw your clothes into your hamper, sitting down on your bed as you sent them all responses about sleeping in and just deciding it was better to not go than to be really late. After that, you turned your phone off, pulled out your hearing aids(which you'd left in for some reason) and laid down again, letting sleep take over.

You awoke to your phone vibrating beside your phone, and groaned. Brushing your h/c hair from your eyes, you picked it up, giving your eyes a second to adjust to the light before reading some of the messages. Rei and your friends had come over; you smiled lightly, getting up and going to open the door. They all immediately pushed past you, making you roll your eyes in mild irritation as you closed the door behind them. "Hey, how are you? Would you like to come in?" you asked sarcastically.

"Sorry y/n," Makoto said. "We thought you might be sick. Most people don't usually sleep that long on a school day."

"Well," you replied with a shrug, "I'm fine. I just stayed up late is all. Homework, you know." You looked at Rei. "Speaking of which, what happened in class today?" He pulled some papers out of his backpack, handing them to you. "Thanks, you're a lifesaver, Rei!" The blue haired male smiled back, adjusting his red glasses on his nose before glancing at Nagisa.

"Y/n, did you know that Nagisa actually has two classes with you?" He asked. "Of course, I'm in them too, but I thought I would ask since you never really talk to him in them. He sits right behind me in one of them." You blushed in response, feeling embarrassed that you'd never noticed.

"It might have slipped my mind..." you muttered. "Sorry, I guess I don't really pay attention to most of what's happening around me. You kinda take all of my attention-" You froze. Did you really just say that? Out loud? In front of your friends? Yup, you had. They all looked at you awkwardly, Rei laughing nervously as he twiddled his thumbs. "I uhh, never meant to say that out loud. I'm sorry, it slipped out. Just forget I said it..."

Haru stepped up and handed you a plastic bag of mackerel before looking between his friends. "Well, it's been delivered." He said in a monotone. "Let's leave y/n to eat, and then we can come visit him tomorrow."

"But-"

"Let's go, Rei." Your four friends said their goodbyes and walked out the door, and you awkwardly looked down at the plastic bag. "Well," you said, "maybe Haru's mackerel will be better than my uncle's." You got yourself a fork and pulled out the plate of mackerel, opening it up and scooping some up with your fork. You hesitantly brought it to your mouth and bit down. You were right; it was actually a lot better than your uncle's. Now you felt bad. You'd told Haru you didn't even like mackerel. Really, what you'd meant was that you didn't like your uncle's mackerel. So now you had to tell him that you'd been wrong, and hope he'd understand.

You stirred from your sleep tiredly, turning off the alarm you had set with a small sigh before reading a few texts from Makoto about eating a good breakfast. You laughed; sometimes, he could be such a mom to you and your other friends. You admired that a little though. Getting up, you got dressed and put in your hearing aids before stepping out of your room to grab something to eat.

You decided on a simple bagel and two hard-boiled eggs, eating them slowly as you went over what you wanted to do today. It was a Wednesday, so you might try hanging out after school since the others are doing swim club stuff today. 'Now that I think about it, I thought they did swim club things every day. But if Rei's been going home with me, that means he hasn't been there...'

You finished eating and grabbed your backpack before strolling out the door, the idea that Rei might be missing the swim club fresh in your mind. You made it to the train fairly quickly, yet he was already there. After a warm greeting, you hesitantly decided to ask him about it.

"Well," Rei muttered a moment or two after you'd asked your question, "I have missed a few practices. But that's only because I wanted to make sure you were doing okay when you went home. If you're okay with me no longer doing that, then I'll start going again."

"I could always start going to the swim club with you guys again," you responded with a small smile. "I'm sure it's not harming anyone, right?"

"Right..." you both smiled, your attention then drawn to the train as it drove up. You got on behind Rei and as always sat down next to him, looking out the window as the train took you both to school.

You couldn't help but start sketching again while you sat by the pool. This time though, you decided to draw that you'd try actually drawing the pool instead of the boys that were swimming in it. Not that drawing them had been a thing, of course.

Kou sat next to you, her eyes glued to the screen of her phone as she sent text after text to her friends. And of course the club's sponsor was beside you as well, although she sat on your opposite side. For some reason, you couldn't help but feel slightly nervous that this was the way they'd chosen to sit; it kind of made you feel trapped, and you'd never really liked that feeling, but you couldn't really shake it, either.

"You know y/n," Kou said to you, "the only times I see you around school I never see you drawing. Is there a reason for that?"

"I usually only try to draw when I feel like nobody will notice," you reply sheepishly. "When you caught me drawing the first time, it was just because I thought it'd be the boys, and they wouldn't have noticed since they're all swimming." She nodded and frowned.

"Does that mean I embarrassed you when I looked over your drawing?" she asked nervously. "Because if I did, I'm really sorry! You're just really talented." You quickly shook your head.

"You surprised me, but you didn't embarrass me or anything. It was unexpected, but it wasn't anything I was afraid of happening. But I didn't realize you two were coming here; nobody had mentioned you two, not even Makoto."

At this, she showed mock anger. "Oh, is that so?" she said, making you almost laugh. "Makoto, you get five extra laps because you never mentioned me to y/n when you first met!"

"Hey, how is that fair??" he yelled back, almost laughing. And then everyone began to laugh. Even Haru did. And that was something that really made you smile.

A/N: This was a long thing to wait for, huh? Sorry about that. If you're at all surprised by this, I'd like to mention that my New Year's resolution this year was to finish all the stories I've ever put out on the internet, and since the season three for Free! is supposed to come out this year, this was on the top of my list! I'll try to update this story as much as I can, hopefully I'll get a new chapter out every week. Thank you for reading, and enjoy! ♥

When you woke up the next morning, the first thing you did was put in your hearing aids. "Rei?" you yelled, looking around. He appeared moments later, dressed for school. Scrambling out of your sleeping bag, you stretched and yawned as he handed you one of his spare uniforms.

You thanked him gratefully, walking into the bathroom and quickly changing clothes. The uniform fit almost perfectly, though it was a size or two larger than you were used to. Despite that, you met Rei at the door, and together, you walked to the train station.

***************Time skip brought to you by chibi Nagisa trying to glomp you****************

"Nagisa," you practically yelled as you met him and the others on the rooftop, "I've already told you. I can't afford waterproof hearing aids!" He put up his arms in defeat, sitting down in between Haru and Makoto. "Okay, okay," Nagisa said with a slight pout. "I'm sorry y/n." You sighed inwardly, hesitantly sitting down next to Haru. After the last time you talked, you were a little bit nervous to be around him.

"Hi Haru," you mumbled. He looked at you with his normal unfazed expression, but you could feel what could be described as awkward coldness rolling off of him in gentle waves and practically pushing you away. You nervously scooted towards Makoto instead, inaudibly whimpering.

You nodded, smiling lightly. "Yeah," you replied. "I'm really glad I agreed to go. Even if we didn't do much..."

"Would you be willing to stay at my house then?" Nagisa asked you, grinning. "We could watch a movie or something, your choice!" Everyone looked at you for your answer, making you laugh nervously.

"Is this gonna become a thing now?" you ask jokingly. "All of you are gonna invite me over to your house?" They all looked to one another and shrugged. "If I agree to go, can it wait a bit? I would love to go, don't get me wrong! I just think this shouldn't be a process that happens, like, one sleepover after another. Is that okay with you guys?"

"Well yeah, of course y/n!" Nagisa said. "We really just wanna hang out with you, but if you're not comfortable with it then it can always wait." You smile, saying a small thank you and continuing to eat your lunch. There was a pleasant silence between all of you; it was one of the first times that for once not a single one of you had anything to say. But you were okay with that, since nobody seemed to be upset about it or anything.

When the bell rang, you were the first to stand, shooting everyone a toothy grin before brushing some dust off yourself. "See you guys later!" you said to your group of friends as you packed up your bag, exiting the roof through the closest door.

**********************Dang, I'm on a roll with these time skips, huh?**********************

Your classes flew by like a blur, and soon you were walking out of your last period, and heading to the platform to go home. You sent a few quick texts to Makoto, Nagisa, and Haru as a way to say goodbye since you wouldn't see them, and then pocketed your cell when Rei came into view. "Hey!" you greeted with a toothy grin when he made it up to you, your e/c eyes closing happily. "You have a good day?"

"Of course," he said with a small nod, adjusting his red glasses so they no longer sat crookedly on his nose. "I assume you did as well?"

"Yeah, things are really going well for me. I hope our other friends are having the same luck as we are. You excited to get back home?" You ask, looking around as you hear the sound of the train. As you both board, you hardly hear his answer.

"A little," he mumbles. You slightly frown as you scoot into some seats, Rei sitting down beside you. "I don't know, living by myself can be a bit boring at times. But it's alright, at least you all can visit me on occasion." You nod in response and look out the window, watching all the scenery pass by.

'I wonder how often I can be around Rei before he gets annoyed with me,' you think to yourself. 'Hopefully, he'll always enjoy my company...'

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